Departamento de Operações/Direção NacionalOperations Department/National Headquarters

Divisão de Trânsito e Segurança Rodoviária Traffic and Road Safety Division

Summary

PSP – Road Safety

Autonomous driving

Future challenges

Road

Safety

PSP – Road Safety

PSP – Road Safety

• In metropolitan areas of Lisbon and Oporto;

• In the district capitals and main cities;

• In the Autonomous Regions of Madeira and the Azores;

• 5.200.000 population;

• Floating population in urban centers ± 2.000.000 people per day.

Polícia de Segurança Pública - PSP

PSP – Road Safety

Different forms of human mobility:

Walking;

Using vehicles

Bikes

Cars, trucks, etc.;

Motorcycles, scooters, etc.;

Others…

Road Users

PSP – Road Safety

Data registered by PSP on Portugal (continent)

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Accidents with victims

Autonomous

driving

Autonomous driving

Main causes of road accidents

Roadaccident

Behavior

Human

Vehicles

Road

conditions

Atmosphere

conditions

Autonomousdriving

Autonomous driving

Autonomous driving (full) - Reduction of road injuries

Compliance with vertical and traffic light signaling;

Compliance with speed limits;

Compliance with safety distance;

Effective use of safety devices;

Driver becomes a passenger:

Elimination of distracted and fatigued driving;

Elimination of dangerous maneuvers;

Elimination of the influence of alcohol and drugs on driving abilities.

Expectations

Autonomous driving: built-up areas

Coexistence of different forms of mobility

Autonomous driving

VulnerableUsers

Non-autonomous

vehicles

Roads reserved to

automobiles and motorcycles

Urban

streets

Autonomous driving: built-up areas

Integration of Autonomous driving is more easy:

Without road crossings;

Entrances and exits of the road defined;

Obstructions on the road can be signaled faster.

Roads reserved to automobiles and motorcycles

Autonomous driving: built-up areas

Integration of autonomous driving is more difficult:

Roads shared with different forms/types of mobility (autonomous/not autonomous);

Multiple road crossings;

Multiple road entrances and exits (garages and parking areas);

Higher probability of unpredictable obstructions.

Urban streets

Future

Challenges

Future Challenges

Future Challenges

Road

circulation

Road

accidents

New

crimes

Future Challenges - Road circulation

Coexistence of Autonomous driving and other users

Principle: Avoid collisions/running over.

Reaction of the others users of the road (drivers and pedestrians).

- Increased disregard of lane-crossing and priority of vehicles rules!?

Future Challenges - Road circulation

Road Stop operation

Orders of the Traffic Control Agents.

- The Autonomous Vehicles will be able to identify the Traffic Regulatory Agents!?

And follow the different orders / indications!?

Autonomous driving violates traffic regulations. (ex: violation of traffic light signals)

- The police must stop the vehicle!? How!?

Or the main service may be able to identify the fault and call the vehicle!?

Future Challenges – Road Accidents

Road Accidents with Autonomous vehicles

Data collection about the road accident.

- What data is collected and saved by autonomous vehicles!?

Accidents with autonomous vehicles.

- Whose responsibility is it!?

Future Challenges – New crimes

Cybercrime and the Autonomous Vehicles

Control of autonomous vehicles by third parties. How to avoid and investigate?!?

- Theft of autonomous vehicles.

- Terrorist attacks.

- Trafficking in arms, drugs, human beings or other offences…

OBRIGADO PELA VOSSA ATENÇÃO.Thank you

Pedro J. Maia PereiraComissário